We have had a fantastic half term in Year 6. We are incredibly proud of all the children and how well they demonstrate the Oasis nine habits at all times.
In English this term, we have read the books ‘Rose Blanche’ by Roberto Innocenti and Ian McEwan and ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ by Emma Carroll . Both these books link to our history topic of World War 2 and we have really enjoyed reading stories about children’s experiences during this time. We have written a narrative, a letter and a diary entry based on these books. The teachers have been incredibly impressed with how the children in Year 6 are now using more advanced punctuation in their writing. These are all uploaded onto our Showbie if you wanted to take a look.
This term in maths, we started by learning about decimals. This included multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 and adding and subtracting decimals. After this, we learned about percentages and linked this learning to our prior knowledge of fractions and decimals. Our final unit this term has been algebra. This is a unit that the children were incredibly excited to learn about and have really impressed us with how well they have picked it up. We have also started to complete a weekly arithmetic test to ensure that the children are continuing to practice their arithmetic skills.
In science, we have been focusing on evolution and inheritance. We have learned about the theory of evolution, adaptation and understanding the difference between inherited and acquired characteristics. We have also learned how scientists have made discoveries about evolution by understanding how fossils are formed.
This term’s theme across the school has been ‘Heritage and Culture’. We started this term with a focus week on safeguarding where we were learning how to keep ourselves safe online and how to deal with peer pressure. In history, we have learned about World War 2. The teachers have been really impressed with how well the children in Year 6 have engaged with a challenging and difficult subject. In geography, we have been developing our map skills and understanding of how to use an atlas. In art, we have explored collage and weaving techniques. We have created 3D sculptures and collages using different materials. In music, we used GarageBand to play music together.
We had a successful mock SATs week this term with all children trying their very best. We will have one more week of mocks next half term before the real SATs in May.
I hope you all have a lovely half term!
Mrs Harrison & Miss Preece 😊